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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-14
TO GOOD LINERS.

H. Logan, City Market, will have in his stalls
TO-DAY and THURSDAY, Fresh Mackerel,
Halbut, HOLSTERS, Escalops Roasting Pigs,
Turkeys, Geese, Boston and Baltimore Beef,
Veal and Mutton, Frenched Mutton, Veal and
Venison Chops. Call early.
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ART STUDENTS

An SiODGNAS
Who desire to enter the painting and modelling
classes at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sci
ences can ascertain the necessary requirements
by application to the undersigned, at the acad-
envy, between the hours of and 4 p. NJ.
CARL L. BRANDT, Director.
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WHITE SILK HANDKERCHIEFs.

100 dozen White Hemstitched Silk Handker-
chiefs, wide and narrow hens, in pure and
cream white, from SOC. to 81 80 each.
IS dozen Pure and Cream White Brocaded
Silk Handkerchiefs from soc to 81 so.
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COLoRED SILK HANDKERCHIEFs

500 dozen Fancy Colored Silk Handkerchiefs,
in all the latest designs and colorings from Soc
TO 81 so each.
Ladies' White Embroidered Aprons from 81
to So each.
Ladies Black and Colored Kid Gloves.
A full line of Pocketbooks from 10c. to 81
each.
A large assortment of Gentlemen's Neckwear,
comprising all the latest novelties, from 25c. to
81 each.
Children's Fancy Scarfs and Bows at 25c. each.
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The HARRISON Rifles.

The Richardson Rifles. last night, accepted
the resignation of Capt. Chas. H. McCarer, who
has removed to Evansville. First Lieutenant F.
w. Frank was promoted to the captaincy, Sec.
ond Lieutenant w. j. Kercheval elected first
lieutenant and Sergeant Clyde Roach second
lieutenant. Corporal Chss. Caster was elected
orderly sergeant, to fill the vacancy left by Mr.
Rouch. A committee consisting of Captain
Frank, Lieutenant Kercheval, and privates
Frank Watson and Harry Lee was appointed to
draft suitable memorial to be rendered to
Captain McCarer as a mark of the esteem by
which he is held in the company. The success
of the company at Lafayette and their prosper
Gus condition for the past two years have been
due to Captain McCarer's tireless efforts and he
will always be kindly remembered not only by
his company, who owe him much, but by all
who knew him personally and as soldier.
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Brief Mention.

Mrs Julia NJ. Jones, who died some time ago
marlborough county, was well-known in that
vicinity, having lived there for many years. She
was seventy years old.
Mrs. John p Bayless, of Litchfield, aged fifty
five, fell into the fire, In epileptic fit, and was
so badly burned that she died soon afterward
After falling, the wretched woman reeained con-
seriousness sufficient to run to bed in her room
and put forth vain endeavor to smother the
flames
A girl at Piper City sent three cents to Chi
cago notion-house, just before Christmas, for an
elaborate wax doll Her letter was SO amusing
that it was handed to 2ostoffice inspector. The
clerks In the office made up purse of S.. and
forwarded doll which muot have exceeded her
anticipations.
L. P. Warren, the smallpox patient at the
county jail in Springfield, who was pronounced
recovered on Thursday and given money with
which to return to his home, in East St Louis.
was taken to the police station early on Satur-
day morning in a badly intoxicated condition.
1t was found that he had spent all of his money
for LIQUOR
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings Of
All Kinds in the Two States.
Fatal Fall from Wagon-Killed by Boiler
Xplosion-UEique Case Of Suicide
Called to Answer an Old Charge.
INDIANA.
Neck Broken by Falling from q Wagon-Sui-
eide of John Griggs.

Neck Broken by Falling from Wagon-sui-
eide of John Griggs.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. JAM 1.-Two farmers, while 60
ing along road twelve miles south of here,
found load of cord-wood upset and the team
standing near by. Investigation showed that
the load had fallen on the driver, who was found
underneath, with his neck broken. His name
was Eugene Bungay, and he was single man.
aged twenty-six years. who recently came here
from Buchanan, Mich.
John Griggs OF New Carlisle was missed
from the streets about the 1st of December, and
his friends thought he had gone to Chicago to
see his son. AS the weeks passed and his mail
accumulated and no word came from him. they
became uneasy, and yesterday went to the house
whore he had been living alone and broke open
the door. Griggss body was found in sitting
position the floor and frozen SO that there
was but slight decomposition. Near him was a
bottle partly full of chloroform and his hands
were tied. The supposition is that he had COM
mitted suicide over three weeks ago. His wife
had recently applied for 8 divorce and since
then had not lived with him.
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ILLINOIS.

A Marshall hIan Brought from Nebraska to
Answer a Charge of Cattle-Stealing.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
MARSHALL, Jan. 4.-Four years ago William
Krieger. who was under $3.50 bond on a charge
of stealing lot Of cattle from r. B. Rotts, Of
Edgar county. suddenly disappeared, on learn
ing that warrant had been issued for his ar
rest on similar charge. preferred by Gottlieb
Behner, of this county. This afternoon Sheriff
Sherman arrived at home with the culprit,
whom he had captured at Hastings, Neb.
Krieger is now in Jail awaiting trial for these
crimes and another as serious. When he fed
he left his wife behind him. She secured a di-
vorce few months ago, but Krieger proves to
have been married for nearly two years to a
woman in Hastings, and the father of child by
her He seems utterly discouraged at the black
outlook. and has to be closely watched to pre-
vent self destruction
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Sarah Branagh and the Stewart Estate.

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-The case of Sarah
Branagh against William p Smith, a former
coachman of the late A. T. Stewart, has been
pending in the United States Circuit Court for
months. The plaintiff is Irish, and claims to be
the sole heir OF the Stewart estate Gen. Ben
jamin F. Butler is her counsel It is claimed
that Mrs. A. T. Stewart gave house in East
Thirty fifth street to Smith in return for his
signing Stewards name to the paper which was
probated IS his will. The plaintiff claims to
have number of letters from Stewart proving
her relations to him. She brought an action for
Smiths eiectment from the Thirty fifth street
house Her amended complaint of Sept. 90
1886, shows that Stewart died intestate April TO-
1876. seized of the premises in question: that the
plaintiff is the heir and next of kin of said Stew
art; that the defendant is in possession of the
premises in question. claiming to be the owner
thereof. adverse to the plaintiff. The defend
ant demurred to the complaint, on the ground
that it failed to state facts constituting a cause
for action. Judge Wallace to-day in his decis-
ion, sustains the demurrer, but gives the
plaintiff an opportunity to amend the complaint
upon payment of costs.
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State Legislatures.

COLUMBUS. O. Jan. 4-The Ohio Legislature
convened in adjourned session this afternoon
and adopted app opriate resolutions in respect
to the memory of Senator Logan. The Cover
nor's message was not read, and no business Of
consequence transacted.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Jan. 4-Both branches of
the Legislature met at noon to-day. George
Handy Smith. Republican, of Philadelphia, was
elected President pro tenn. of the Senate, and
Henry K. Boyer, Republican, of Philadelphia,
Speaker of the House.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 4-The Legislature
convened in biennia. session at noon to-day. ".
b. Merriaman was elected Speaker OF the House.
Balloting for United States Senator will not
take place until next Tuesday
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OBITUARY..


CALDWELL-Cordelia Cole wife of Albert Slo
Caldwell. and daughter of DIR. P. H. and Maria Jane
son, died Jan. 3, 1887 in the city of Memphis in the
twenty -seventh year Of her age.
We find it hard to realize that this loved one of
many hearts has gone. There comes to US, once in
while, life pure, truthful, so lovely. as TO give
the evidence and illustratonf higher and better
life beyond. We forget the beautiful child
hood and youth of her whose death mourn. Her
very presence in the circle of friendship and home
was angelic in its beauty, grace and sympathy:
Never angry impatient word can be remembered
by friend or relatives. AS the years passed by the
same gentle and lovely spirit made joyful the home of
her parents and became the highland life of her hus
bands. With all these gentle and lovely qualities.
she had such gifts of intellect and frnness of
character to win the highest admiration of all who
knew her. Indeed it is seldom perfect character
can be found in this world of and the writer
who has known her from infancy, and in whose house.
7 hold she became as loved If she were his own
iAater cannot forbear to thus make mention of the
T virtues that adorned her beautiful life.
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FaGal Boiler Explosion,

Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
ANDERSON, Jan. 4-The large fourth mill
and grain elevator Of Newton House, at Elwood,
this county, exploded its boiler at 7:30 o'clock
this morning, with terrific force. killing John
Redd, the miller; Dell Lyst, the eneine~r, and
fatally injuring George Lyst The entire
building was moved from its foundation and
badly wrecked. The explosion did con-
siderable damage to adjacent build
ings. among others being the Lake Erie
& Western depot and the residence of DR.. Jo-
seph Sg.er A piece of the flying boiler passed
in at the window of DR.. Siglers residence, de-
molishing the heating stove. and out at the op-
posite side of the house, tearin an immense hole
in the brick wall of the building. The cause of
the explosion is attributed to low water in the
boiler
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Minor Notes.


Mr. H. B. Hines. leading citizen Of South
Bend for many years, died yesterday of pneu-
monla
Mrs. Margaret Baugh, of Spencer, widow,
aged eighty years. died on Monday. The remains
will be. barred in Monroe country.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Knox, living eight miles
west of Spencer, started to that town on Satur-
day morning, and when two miles from home
discovered that their two-months-old infant had
been smothered
Mrs. Elias B. Click, of Lafayette, widow of
the late Mayor o. B. Click. aud mother of Mrs.
Charles Nicoli, of indianapolis, died yesterday
after protracted illness. Mrs. Click. during
health, was active in all charitable enterprises
and deeds
At meeting of the stockholders of the Della
ware County Agricultural and Horticultural So
ciety the old board of directors were elected To
serve for the ensuing year. Mr.. John M. Ora
ham chosen president and John F. Wild
man secretary.
Mrs Margaret Campbell, of Terre Haute, died
on Monday from burns she received on New
Years evening by her clothes catching ire from
a CRATE. She was a firstcousin of ex- Congress
man John E. Lamb and ten years ago this
| month helped to nurse Rose Lamb, aged eighteen.
/ Mr.. Lambs sister, who was burned in much the
| same manner, and died in few hours.
James Cox. farmer residing near Columbus
1 was reused on Sunday morning Dv hearing dogs
among his sheep He ran out and found thai
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Habeas Corpus Case.

Thomas Weese in December, 1881, married
the daughter of Samuel Mediation. A year later
a child was born to the young couple, but the
mother died in 1884 The father and babe, for a
time, lived with Mediation, but Weese, in Feb
ruary. 1885, when to Clinton county, where he
married aeaia, and latterly he returned to this
city. He failed to get his child from the grand
parents, who claim that the mother. on her
death-bed, gave the child to them. Weese yes
terday filed an application for a writ Of habeas
corpus, which will be heard By Judge Howe to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
"TOuch" Men Sent to Prison.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Jan. 4-"Brick" Tobin and Jack
Green, two well known local toughs, were to-day
sen fenced to two years in the penitentiary for
highway robbery. Some months since Tobin
and Green made murderous assault upon Jack
Jones, a Greene township farmer, who was In
the city, and after beating him numerically,
money he had in his possession Tobn is the
same character who was arrested and taken be-
fore the United States authorities accom-
plce in the attempted robbery of the Elwood
postoaice He has not had his trial for that Of
Tense yet and was out on bail at the time he
made the attack on farmer Jones.
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Murder at a Dance.

CINcINNATI, Jan. "A special from Moore
head, KY, says: ''At dance last night at Judge
rival John Rogers, dance with Miss Martin. to
whom he was paying attention. followed Rogers
into the street, where, to RoRers's friendly
salute, Keeton replied with revolver shot,
which took off one of Rogers's fingers. Keeton
then ran into an open door, but not soon enough
to escape voley from Rogers friends, who had
seen Keeton's shot Keeton was instantly killed,
but who nred the fatal shot could not be told
The men belong to opposite factions, who have
kept Rowan county in state of terror for a
long time"
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Suicide of a Youthful Embezz,er.

CINCINNATI. Jan. Nv. w. Watkins, boy
of seventeen, employed by Jacob Peake. print
er, collector, was yesterday charged by his
employer with having embezzled money. The
boy promptly acknowledged it, and asked that
his father be sent for to make it good. While
waiting for the father to come Mr.. Peake hav-
ing left the Office. young Watkins swallowed
prussic acid. and in less than two minutes was
dead The boy had no bad habits. and is said to
have used the money in buying books and skates
His father, a resident of Bond Hill. would read
lily have made good the deficit. The boy had
two walls of poison in his pockets
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Interstate Commerce Bill.

There will be a meeting of business men in
general to day noon at the Board of Trade
rooms, No, 33 South Meridian street, to consider
the report of the special com mittee to whom
was referred the interstate commerce bill, now
pending before Congress.
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two large dogs had killed several Mr.. Cox
grabbed the largest dog by the leg, when the dog
left the sheep and turned on him, biting his fore
head and his hands and arms in several places,
and severng his nose almost from his face. Mr..
Cox, however, held to the dogs leg until his son
arrived. and, with a large knife, cut the dogs
throat from ear to ear, just as the brute had got
the old man by the throat, and would undoubt-
eddy have killed him had his son not arrived.
He is in precarious condition, but will proba-
bly, recover.
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An Elevator Accident.

Andy Quick. aged sixty five years. while work
ing on the Denison House elevator last evening
made misstep and fell through the we'll from
the second floor to the cellar, breaking one of
his legs in two places. He was taken to his
home at No. 235 West Wabash street by Kregelo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
The Minnesota Governor.hip.

late candidate for Governor Of this State on the
Democratic ticket. appeared before Judge Cor
rie of the Municipal Court, this morning, and
took the oath of office as Governor. 1t is un-
derstood this proceeding is preliminary to con-
testing the seat of Governor elect McGill, who
is to be indicted into Office this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05

AYERS Sarsaparilla stops the nauseous dis
charges Of scrofuous Catarrh, and cures the
complaint.
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BOYS CLASSICAL SCHOOL

Eleventh year. Prepares for Harvard Yale and all
other Colleges and Scientific Schools Send for cata
logne Special instructors in Gymnastics, Voice Gull
turs and Drawing Primary department.. Careful
attention to individual pupils. Z. l. SEWALIa, In
dianapolis. Ind. Separate school for girls.
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DIED..

THORNTON-At Thorn asville, Ga, on Thursday.
Dec. 80, 1886, Lucy H, wife of Geo. @. Thornton,
of this city.
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1s. C0NSuMPTDYE.
NOTICE.

TO THE CREDITORS OF THE CHARTER OAK
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. OF HARTFORD,
CONN.
The following is copy Of the order Of Hon. Dwight
W. Pardee judge Of the Supreme Court OF Errors of
Connecticut limiting time for the presentation of
claims against said company which order was passed
Oct. l, 1886
"The creditors Of the Charter Oak Life Insurance
Company are hereby required to present their claims
against said company to Isaac w. Brooks and Ed
mund A. Stedman of Hartford Conn, receivers Of
said company. or TO one Of them, on or before the
LIST day of July, 1887. Said claims shall be made in
writing and In Of policy claims they shall refer
to the policy under which said claim is made far
possible by number of policy and of insured;
and the nature and extent OF such claim, by the per-
making the same shall be set forth at large. In
any claim is made by executor. administrator,
conservator guardian or trustee proof of such APP
pointrnent under seal of the proper court must
company said claim, and all claims against said COM
pany which shall be presented to said receivers
within the time herein limited will be forever barred
of of the estate in the possession and
troll of the receivers"
Attest;
ISAAC w. BROOKS. (p;a.
EDMUND A. STEDMAN )
Hartford Conn. Nov. 25 1856
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Muncie's Natural Gas.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Jan. 4.-Our citizens are just enjoy
ing the utilization of the natural gas. and the
scramble for service is unprecedented. Every
body wants it at once. and those who have mad
it in their buildings for day or two are more
than satisfied. The Natural Gas Company expe-
rienced some bad luck in the drilling of their
second we'll. At little more than one thousand
feet salt water struck, and the we'll is prob
ably spoiled. It was decided, last evening, to
bore the hole 200 feet deeper, in hopes that the
water struck was only pocket" and gas may
yet be found. The Artificial Gas Company have
their well about two hundred feet deep, and are
going down rapidly.
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New CASTLE Ind, Courier: Our editor cured
his cold with Red Star Cough Cure.
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Sale of the Richmond Street Railway.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Jan. 4-The trade Col. John F.
Miller was negotiating with some Urbana, O.,
parties for the street railroad in this city hung
too long, and ne has now done better by selling
the road, together with his omnibuses, stables,
etc., for 1874, 600 to J. E. Shaffer, who was poor
boy when he went the Chicago Board Of
Trade in 1873. but is now said to be among the
leaders of South Chicago society. especially in
Methodist circles. The road is to be extended
two miles during the year, taking in the south
ern part of the city. where the Evansville &
Richmond railroad depot is to be located.
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How an Insane Man COMMITTED Suicide,
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPoRTE, Jan. "A former inmate of the
Insane Asylum. named John Greggs, resident
of New Carlisle, was found dead in his house,
yesterday, by son. Three weeks ago he an
nounced his intention to 60 to Chicago on a
visit, and had not been seen since until found
He lived alone. In the room was an unused
pistol and bottle of chloroform. He had
hanged himself by a rope attached to the most
delicate portion of his body. the rope being
passed over door and weight attached to the
other end, the door being closed.
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Killed While Walking on the Track.

Killed While Walking on the Track.
Special to tie Indianapolis Journal
LAPoRTE. Jan. 4.-Joseph Morris, young
farmer residing near here, was instantly killed,
this morning, by q Lake Shore train. He was
walking on the track seven miles west Of this
CITY, to avoid the deep snow.
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A Sad Bereavement,

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
JAMESTOWN, Jan. 4-One of the peculiarities
of the visitations of death Is called to mind by
the death. yesterday morning, Of child of Mr.
Co-nett of this place, this being the fifth death
that has occurred in the family since Nov. l.
the father and four children-each one having
died on Monday. Only the mother is left.
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OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston.
Oh. DrrSON S. CO.. 867 Broadway, New York.
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T,OR RENT-A SUITE OF FOUR NICE ROOMS.
Il INQUIRE at 20 North Meridian street.
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Cleveland to visit West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-It is the
present intention of the President,
though not yet formally expressed,
to take trip to Philadelphia in
September during the Centennial
of the adoption ofthe constitution by
the convention of 1887 and then to
return here to wait the time arrang
ed for his western tour, 1t is not
improbable that he will visit on his
return the northern tier Of States
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan,
northern Ohio, with few days at
Buffalo and in western New York.
He has also still in mind "a trip to
the South, which will take in a fly
ing trip through the coast States to
Atlanta, returning through the in
terror States, taking in West Vir
ginia and Maryland.
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KiIrain and Smith.

LONDON, July 26.-The articles for
the prize fight between Jake Kill
rain, of America, and Jem Smith, OF
England, were signed today in the
office of the Sporting Life. Rich
ard X. Fox, Mr.. Burke, Bob Sabbi-
gan, Jack Harper, Arthur Brisbane
and several others were present. Ac-
cording to the agreement, the en-
counter will take place in Spain on
the 3rd day of January next, within
one hundred miles Of Madrid. Mr..
Atkinson, editor of the Sporting
life, conducted the arrangement.
Both sides paid the deposits, and a
date was fixed for future payments.
Smith was the first to sign the pa.
pers, the act evidently costing him
considerable effort. Mr.. Fox then
signed for Kilrain, Mr.. Burke wit
Messing the signature. Mr.. Atkin-
son said Smith had never had q
good fight yet, but wanted it. and
Smith rejoined, II hope to get it
now" Nation will train Kilrain,
while Jenny House will take Smith
in charge. Smith and Kilrain will
each appoint an umpire, who, in
turn, will select referee. Only fif-
ty spectators of the fight will be al
lowed. The ground will be selected
by mutual agreement. The fight
will take place some time between
four in the morning and four in the
evening.